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Central Readiness Regiment

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Central Readiness Regiment
ActiveMarch 26, 2008 – present
Country Japan
Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
TypeMechanized infantry
RoleRapid deployment
Sizeapprox. 700 soldiers[1]
Part ofGround Component Command (陸上りくじょう総そう隊たい)[2]
Garrison/HQUtsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture
Nickname(s)Chū-Soku-Ren (中ちゅう即そく連れん)
Motto(s)Who Else but Us (俺おれがやらねば誰だれがやる)
Engagements・South Sudan PKO Mission
・2021 Afghanistan RJNO Operation
・Operation Ocean Shield
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Yamada Norikazu (since 2020)[3]

The Central Readiness Regiment (中央ちゅうおう即応そくおう連隊れんたい, Chūō-Sokuō-Rentai) is an infantry regiment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, being stationed at Camp Utsunomiya[4] near the Utsunomiya Air Field (Camp Kita-Utsunomiya), as it is intended to be ready for rapid deployment both in Japan and abroad.[5]

History

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The regiment was established in August 2006.[6] The first regimental commander, Colonel Yamamoto, was appointed in 2007 with the formation of the regiment was complete by March 2008.[6]

In 2009, a detachment selected from the regiment was sent to Djibouti to participate in an anti-piracy operation as a security force at the air base.[6] Since then, the regiment has been deployed on a number of missions outside of Japan, including a humanitarian assistance mission for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.[6]

During Fall of Kabul and Kabul airlift in Afghan War, the regiment were dispatched to evacuate its citizens in Afghanistan[7][8]

Organization and Equipment

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The regiment was established as a unique infantry regiment of the Central Readiness Force.[1] Unlike the 1st Airborne Brigade being a unique airborne force, the regiment has adopted a table of organization and equipment similar to that of an infantry regiment with three rifle companies.[1] However, it has developed specialized organization of its own for special missions, including a military engineering company being established in 2017 and an explosive ordnance disposal team in 2019.[2] All of the soldiers in this regiment have volunteered to be transferred, and many are qualified as paratrooper or ranger.[1]

The regiment is equipped with armoured fighting vehicles similar to other infantry regiments, including Komatsu LAV and Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier.[1][9] In addition, the regiment also is equipped with unique equipment to prepare for military operations other than war overseas, such as Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles for non-combatant evacuation operations and Long-range acoustic devices as non-lethal weapons.[2]

In August 25, 2019, an IHI Aerospace-made unmanned ground vehicle was deployed at the 2019 Fuji Firepower demonstration for explosive ordnance disposal missions.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Saito 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Kikuchi 2020.
  3. ^ Central Readiness Regiment. "連隊れんたい長ちょう紹介しょうかい" [Introduction of Regimental Commander] (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. "宇都宮うつのみや駐屯ちゅうとん地ち" [Camp Utsunomiya]. 陸上りくじょう自衛隊じえいたい 公式こうしきWebサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Central Readiness Regiment. "中央ちゅうおう即応そくおう連隊れんたいの任務にんむ・役割やくわり" [Mission and Role of the Central Readiness Regiment] (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Central Readiness Regiment. "中央ちゅうおう即応そくおう連隊れんたい 沿革えんかく" [History of the Central Readiness Regiment] (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  7. ^ 在ざいアフガニスタン・イスラム共和きょうわ国こく邦人ほうじん等とうの輸送ゆそうの実施じっしについて (PDF), 防衛ぼうえい省しょう, 2021-08-23, retrieved 2021-08-28
  8. ^ "自衛隊じえいたい機きのアフガン派遣はけん決定けってい 邦人ほうじん・現地げんちスタッフ退避たいひへ". 朝日新聞あさひしんぶん. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  9. ^ "96式しき装そう輪わ装甲車そうこうしゃ" [Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier]. rikuzi-chousadan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Koji Miyake (August 28, 2019). "New Japanese UGV bursts onto the scene". Shephard News.

Books

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  • Kikuchi, Masayuki (2020). "中央ちゅうおう即応そくおう連隊れんたい 在外ざいがい邦人ほうじん等とう保護ほご措置そち" [Central Readiness Regiment: Rescue of Japanese Nationals Overseas]. 陸上りくじょう自衛隊じえいたい BATTLE RECORDS [Battle Records of the Ground Self Defense Force] (in Japanese). Hobby Japan. pp. 26–37. ISBN 978-4798621814.
  • Saito, Yūsuke (2017). "陸上りくじょう自衛隊じえいたい 中央ちゅうおう即応そくおう連隊れんたい" [JGSDF Central Readiness Regiment]. 日本にっぽんの特殊とくしゅ部隊ぶたい [Special Forces of Japan] (in Japanese). KAMADO. pp. 30–31. NCID BB01834038.
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